humanizer

Removes AI writing tells from academic paper drafts while preserving scholarly register.

1|Updated Dec 13, 2025
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/ZK-Theory/TDL --skill humanizer-zk-theory
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: humanizer
Source: https://github.com/ZK-Theory/TDL/tree/main/.agents/skills/humanizer
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/ZK-Theory/TDL --skill humanizer-zk-theory

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? Academic drafts written or assisted by AI often contain recognizable patterns—significance inflation, hedge-stacking, formulaic openers, and boilerplate transitions—that make the prose read as machine-generated and weaken its credibility with reviewers. This Skill audits a draft for those tells and rewrites it into direct, scholarly prose. ## Core Features & Use Cases - AI Tell Audit: Scans a draft and reports a bulleted list of detected AI patterns, from em dash overuse to passive evasion and rule-of-three structures. - Academic-Specific Rewrites: Targets paper-level issues like contribution inflation, formulaic abstracts, robustness boilerplate, literature padding, and roadmap filler. - Domain-Aware Revision: Includes TDA/social-science-specific guidance, such as naming topological features and persistence values instead of vague claims. - Use Case: Before submitting a paper draft, run the pass on the full manuscript to receive a diagnosis of AI-sounding passages plus a revised version ready for review. ## Quick Start Run the humanizer pass on my attached paper draft and return the audit of AI writing patterns followed by the revised text.

Frequently Asked Questions about humanizer

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I remove AI writing patterns from an academic paper?

Run the humanizer pass on the full draft. It first audits the text against a checklist of AI tells such as hedge-stacking, filler transitions, and formulaic openers, then returns a revised version with those patterns fixed.

What AI writing tells does this check detect?

It detects ten general patterns including significance inflation, em dash overuse, passive evasion, and superficial -ing clauses, plus ten academic-specific ones like contribution inflation, robustness boilerplate, and literature padding.

When should I run the humanizer pass in my writing workflow?

Run it as a final-pass gate at v2 or v3 draft completion, before marking a paper review-ready or submitting it. It is not intended for per-section use during early drafting.

Does the humanizer work for TDA or social science papers?

Yes, it includes TDA-specific guidance, such as naming which topological features were found at what persistence and specifying test statistics for null rejection, rather than using vague methodological claims.

Will the rewrite change the scholarly tone of my paper?

No, the pass is designed to preserve the scholarly register while removing AI tells. It replaces inflated or formulaic phrasing with specific, bounded, direct claims rather than casual language.